NY officials urge quicker process to clear asylum seekers for work
Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams want the Biden administration to expedite the process for legal asylum seekers to get their working papers.
Adams unveils plan to tackle NYC shoplifting
According to recent numbers, there was a 44 percent increase in shoplifting incidents in the city in 2022.
NYC migrant crisis: Riverhead residents divided over housing asylum seekers
Residents have mixed feelings on whether Riverhead should help New York City lighten the load by housing hundreds of asylum seekers.
Williamsburg protests continue over migrant housing: 'We want our gym back'
As of Wednesday morning, FOX 5 NY is learning there are around five migrants currently staying inside the gymnasium at P.S. 17.
Migrant crisis explained: Where do we go from here?
As NYC continues to struggle with the migrant crisis, one of the big questions still being debated is "How did we get to this point and where do we go from here?"
Williamsburg parents, students rally as NYC school gyms to house migrants
Parents and students rallied in front of P.S. 17 to protest the school's gym being turned into a temporary shelter for migrants.
Jordan Neely death: NYC Mayor Adams pledges more mental health support
Adams said Neely's death was “a tragedy that never should have happened."
Rockland County threatens legal action to block NYC plan to house migrants
Hudson Valley officials are pushing back against Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to bus hundreds of asylum seekers to Rockland County.
Mayor accuses Texas governor of targeting Black-led cities with migrant busing
It comes as New York City prepares for a surge of asylum seekers once Title 42 is lifted on May 11.
Mayor Adams urges uses of Apple AirTags to combat rising NYC car thefts
Using technology to find stolen cars: The NYPD is donating 500 AirTags to vehicle owners across New York City.
NYC bracing for surge of asylum seekers as Mayor Adams pleads for federal assistance
NYC officials are requesting that FEMA stop cities from using federal funds to help with the cost of busing migrants to different cities, including New York.
Mayor Adams unveils largest city budget ever at $106.7 billion
New York City Mayor Eric Adams recognizes that “not everyone will be happy” about his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget, but he says he’s OK with that.
Robot police dog returns to NYPD despite earlier criticism
The city's first robot police dog was leased in 2020 by Adams' predecessor, former Mayor Bill de Blasio, but the city's contract for the device was cut short after critics derided it as creepy and dystopian.
Brooklyn Success Academy student goes to Harvard
Geah, who is the captain of her high school chess team firmly believes chess is what helped her get into not one but two Ivy League schools.
New York City focusing on these 8 rodent-filled 'rat mitigation zones'
New York City plans to zero in on eight areas so full of vermin that the Department of Health has designated them "rat-mitigation zones."
NYC budget cuts: Most city agencies must soon cut spending by 4%
Most NYC agencies have just nine days to slash their spending for the upcoming fiscal year by another 4%.
Jim Jones talks new music, Dipset and working with Mayor Eric Adams in Harlem
Jim Jones says "It's a good day for the drip," in his latest Fox 5 NY Drip Report.
The 'simple thing' to help reduce the NYC rat population
New York City has a "simple thing" to control the rat population.
Mayor Adams launches plan to combat e-bike battery fires
So far this year, lithium-ion batteries have caused 45 fires and killed three people, according to the FDNY.
NYPD training chief Juanita Holmes named as new NYC probation commissioner
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is fending off some backlash after naming NYPD training chief Juanita Holmes to head the city's new probation department.